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Change a menu bar applications font size

Might a simple method of changing a menu bar application titles font size exist, making @"title" display smaller (or larger) than default

statusItem = [[[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength] retain];

[statusItem setHighlightMode:YES];
[statusItem setTitle:@"title"];
[statusItem setMenu:statusMenu];
Solution

  • I found a similar method which works

    statusItem = [[[NSStatusBar systemStatusBar] statusItemWithLength:NSVariableStatusItemLength] retain];

NSFont *font = [NSFont fontWithName:@"LucidaGrande" size:12.0];
NSDictionary *attrsDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:font forKey:NSFontAttributeName];
NSAttributedString *attrString = [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:@"title" attributes:attrsDictionary];

[statusItem setHighlightMode:YES];
[statusItem setAttributedTitle:attrString];
[statusItem setMenu:statusMenu];

    https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/AttributedStrings/Tasks/CreatingAttributedStrings.html

    thanks